The Chinese characters on the crumpled banknote show that it was issued in the third year of the reign of Zhu Yuanzhang, the first emperor of the Ming Dynasty — or 1371 in the Western calendar.

Starring actor Xu Kai and actresses Wu Jinyan and Wang Churan, the 40-episode drama, titled Royal Feast, also tells a romantic love story between the Emperor Zhu Zhanji of Ming Dynasty (1368-1644 ...

LIFESTYLE Chinese box believed to be owned by emperor from Ming Dynasty found in dusty cabinet, now set for auction A WWII major bought the unique decorative box while in London ...

The Chinese characters on the crumpled banknote show that it was issued in the third year of the reign of Zhu Yuanzhang, the first emperor of the Ming Dynasty — or 1371 in the Western calendar.

The Ming dynasty lasted from 1368 to 1644 and the dragon motif allowed experts to identify it as royal because only goods destined for the emperor were allowed to have five-clawed dragons. The ...

This is not the first time that a Ming Dynasty artifact has smashed its auction estimate. In July 2020, two rare volumes of an ancient Chinese encyclopedia sold for more than €8 million ($9 ...

On Wednesday, in London, Sotheby's sold a pair of rare 16th-century Ming Dynasty Chinese jars decorated with orange fish for $12.5 million, blowing the house's $1 million high estimate out of the ...

Chinese student protesters are claiming that the Christian Dior fashion house has ripped off a classic skirt design from China that dates back to the Ming dynasty. Dozens of Chinese students took ...

The Princess Taiping, 54 feet long, powered at sea by cotton sails on three masts, was designed to ancient specifications "to reveal the magnificence of the Chinese sailing heritage," according to ...